HUMAN SYSTEMS
INTEGRATION
HUMAN SYSTEMS
INTEGRATION
COURSEWORK
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Human Factors Engineering
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Research Methods
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Applied Probability and Statistics
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Advanced Data Analysis
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Individual Human Performance
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Systems Engineering
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Systems Acquisition
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Anthropometry and Biomechanics
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Training Systems
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Team Performance
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Human Resource Management
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Manpower Modeling
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Organizational Behavior
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Personnel Management
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Test and Evaluation
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Managing Planned Change in
Complex Organizations
THE NATION’S PREMIER
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HSI
The Naval Postgraduate School is located
in picturesque Monterey, California.
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Human Systems Integration (HSI) Curriculum
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Operations Research Department
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Human Systems Integration (HSI)
acknowledges that the human is a
critical component in any complex
system. It is an interdisciplinary
approach that makes explicit the
underlying tradeoffs across the HSI
domains, facilitating optimization of
total system performance.
HSI Program Mission
The HSI program at NPS provides graduate
education and training to military and civilian
personnel giving them
the knowledge, skills,
and abilities needed to
be effective leaders in
the assessment, design,
testing, and management of the total system
throughout the acquisiHuman
tion life cycle.
Facilities
Factors
Engineering
The Human Systems Integration Laboratory
(HSIL) allows for on-site and field research,
testing, and laboratory demonstrations of HSI
principles. A newly established portion of the
HSIL, the Applied Warfighter Ergonomics
(AWE) Center, includes a usability laboratory,
with behavioral recording, head and eye tracking, and gaze analysis capabilities. Gait, postural sway, anthropometric
and biomechanical measurement capabilities are also
available for use
by researchers
System Safety and students.
HSI Domains
Human Factors Engineering
Optimize human-machine performance through
effective system design.
Human Survivability
System design features and personal protective
equipment that enhance force protection and
decrease fratricide.
Health Hazards
Identify and mitigate operating characteristics and
systems design features that decrease worker performance and create significant health risks.
System Safety
Effective operation and maintenance of a system
without harm to the system or personnel.
Habitability
The qualities of the physical living environment
and support services that lead to mission effectiveness.
Manpower
The number and composition of people who operate, maintain, support, and provide training for
the system.
Personnel
Selection of individuals with appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform as
operators, maintainers, or support personnel.
Training
Instruction, education, and training required to
provide personnel with the knowledge, skills and
abilities required to operate and maintain systems.
Faculty
HSI faculty are
widely published and
actively engaged in
teaching and research. Faculty span
the disciplines of
Training
Human Factors, Operations Research, Systems Engineering,
Computer Science, Manpower, Personnel,
Training, and Business Management.
Academics
Students attend two years (eight quarters)
of graduate level coursework. Graduates
are awarded a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Human Systems Integration.
Certification
NPS HSI students receive certifications
from the Defense Acquisition University
(DAU) in Acquisition (ACQ 101 & 201),
Program Management (PMT 250), and
Test and Evaluation (TST 301 & 302).
Recent Examples of Applied
Research in HSI at NPS
• Future combat systems with technologies
and weapons systems for command and
control.
• Testing, and operation
of unmanned vehicles.
• Effects of sustained and
continuous operations on
military performance.
Human
• Reduced and optimal
Survivability
manning strategies for
the Littoral Combat Ship.
• The effects of motion
on human performance and system effectiveness.